T.U.K. appears in our Fall 2024 Issue with cover stars Slipknot, Destroy Boys, Pierce the Veil, and beabadoobee. Head to the AP Shop to grab a copy.
We’re gearing up for When We Were Young, practicing our Frank Iero eye makeup in the mirror, and digging up old AP mags. We’re preparing for Best Friends Forever, memorizing the words to Mannequin Pussy’s “Loud Bark.” Or maybe we’re in Mayhem Fest mode and deciding which 20 black band tees we’ll be bringing.
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Wherever we’re going this fall festival season, we’ll help you pack. Platforms, spikes, and studs are a given. Cherry red suede for the Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge girl, silver skulls and black vegan leather for the goth witch who’s riding the rail at Poppy.
Since 1991, T.U.K. has been holding court in a rebellious facet of the footwear industry. They’ve held dear the flimsiest boundaries in fashion, the ones that keep a shoe from meaning anything more. T.U.K.s bleed into music, its subculture, and beyond. Avril Lavigne, Green Day, No Doubt, and Miley Cyrus, and their audiences, have kicked with, jumped on, and moshed in these creepers. For 33 years, these shoes have been worn like a badge of dedication to all things punk rock. The brand still holds that vital space for nonconformity and teenage angst, today, while adopting sustainability as a core value.
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Terry Laskey
While you’re shopping for the next festival’s footwear, take a listen to our When We Were Young-curated playlist.